I wanted to share with you the second half 2014 activities for the PES chapter. Please feel free to forward and share this information with anyone and everyone.

 

  • Tuesday, August 12th

o   Topic: “Transactive Energy”

o   Speaker: Chris Gomperts – Burns and McDonnell

o   Location: GTC Headquarters (2100 E Exchange Pl, Tucker, GA 30084)

o   Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm

o   https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/27443

 

  • Tuesday, September 9th

o   Topic: “Security Measures: Protecting Critical Assets”

o   Speaker: Steve N. Bennett – Georgia Power Corporation Transmission Support Manager

o   Location – GPC Headquarters (241 Ralph McGill Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30308)

o   Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm

 

  • Tuesday, October 14th

o   Topic: “Voltage Regulation Due to Solar Distributed Generation”

o   Speaker: Sylvester K. Toe – Georgia Power Corporation Distribution Planning’s Principal Engineer

o   Location: GTC Headquarters (2100 E Exchange Pl, Tucker, GA 30084)

o   Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm

 

  • Tuesday, November 4th

o   Topic: “Wide Area Monitoring, Protection and Control in Smart Power Grids”

o   Speaker: Dr. Miroslav Begovic – 2014 IEEE PES President

o   Location – GPC Headquarters (241 Ralph McGill Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30308)

o   Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm

 

  • Fall Tutorial – Thursday, October 30th

o   Topic: “The Introduction of Solar Energy to Georgia’s Power Grid”

o   Speakers:

  • Wilson Mallard – GPC’s Renewable Energy Planning Manager
  • Cindy Hotchkiss and Jonathan Glidewell – SCS Transmission Planning
  • Manish Patel and Miguel Rios – GPC’s System Protection
  • Amanda Sahlstrom/Ron Wamer – GPC’s Interconnection Studies

o   Location: GPC Headquarters (241 Ralph McGill Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30308)

o   Time: 8:00am-12:00pm

 

Thanks,

 

Daniel Diaz, Chair